William Blair Comments on PayPal’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:PYPL)

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – William Blair increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of PayPal in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now expects that the credit services provider will earn $1.27 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.26. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.91 EPS.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.84 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.67% and a net margin of 13.04%. The business’s revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.08 earnings per share.

PYPL has been the topic of several other reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of PayPal from $76.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have given a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.77.

PayPal Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $65.41 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $65.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.20. PayPal has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The company has a market capitalization of $63.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its position in PayPal by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 35,219 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,748,000 after buying an additional 3,175 shares during the period. Boyar Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the third quarter worth $208,000. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of PayPal in the third quarter worth $5,296,000. Sfmg LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal in the third quarter valued at $234,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its holdings in PayPal by 196.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 10,221 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $798,000 after buying an additional 6,772 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PayPal news, Director Gail J. Mcgovern sold 2,446 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.15, for a total transaction of $176,478.90. Following the sale, the director now owns 29,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,145,308.10. The trade was a 7.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.14% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About PayPal

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products comprising its installment products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards.